Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert has an invitation by a group called Colbert Does Detroit to come to the Motor City and see for himself what downtown looks like. Colbert Does Detroit Facebook page group

DETROIT, MI - Comedy Central is well aware of the grass roots campaign to get Stephen Colbert, of "The Colbert Report," to visit this city.

But it's unclear if Colbert knows - or cares - about it after he made a joke about the city's downtown area that offended Metro Detroiters.

An e-mail Mlive Detroit received Thursday from Renata Luczak, a Comedy Central spokesperson: "I am aware of this campaign and had passed along the info to the show a couple weeks back. For Stephen, please contact his personal publicist."

Mlive Detroit followed Luczak's suggestion and is waiting to hear back from Carrie Byalock, Colbert's publicist.

News of the event was posted on a "Colbert Does Detroit Rally" Facebook page and encourages supporters to "lead or support a Colbassador action team" and brainstorm ideas to get the Comedy Central "Colbert Report" star in the Motor City.

In a June 13 bit about acrobat Nik Wallenda's tightrope walk across Niagara Falls, Colbert, who portrays an ultra-conservative pundit, suggested another death-defying stunt: taking a stroll through Downtown Detroit.